6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. Proverbs 6:6-8 Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work. Booker T. Washington Ants at…
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Consider the Ant: Conflict Moves the Story
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. Proverbs 6:6-8 Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. William Ellery Channing As a…
Next Steps: Rest and Repeat
You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. C. S. Lewis Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 Fast and Furious Have you ever looked at your calendar and wondered how you would get…
Next Steps: Joyful Expectation
If you want your ship to come in you must build a dock. Anonymous Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we…
Next Steps: When It’s Time to Move
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost from “The Road Not Taken” “Still round the corner there may wait / A new road or a secret gate / And though I oft have passed them by /…
Next Step: Agree to Obey
“Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.” Abraham Lincoln 19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20 For where two…
Reset: Confession and Remembrance
“As he that walks in slippery places is … liable to fall, he can’t foresee one moment whether he shall stand or fall the next; and when he does fall, he falls at once, without warning.” Jonathan Edwards If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to…
Moving Forward: Joy in Knowing and Doing
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” Albert Einstein 10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry;…
Next Step: A Time and a Place
“A place for everything and everything in its place” Benjamin Franklin There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: Ecclesiastes 3:1 Organization after Chaos I look around my office at the stacks of books, old bills, new bills, sticky notes, office supplies and cringe….
Progress: The Enemy’s Worst Fear
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” Aristotle Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. Nehemiah 6:19 Why do I bother? Has that thought ever crossed your mind? Just the…